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5Do not forgive their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.6So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.7Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the breaches began to be closed, they were very angry.

Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.